Meng Qinghe followed Manager Li into the palace to get money. As soon as he entered the palace, he was subdued by the officials from the Ministry of Punishment.
"Hey, what is this for? What is this for?" he said in panic.
"Meng Qinghe, you are so brave, you dare to sell fake medicinal materials to the prince's palace!" At this time, the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Punishment walked out, "Now that the evidence is conclusive, do you still dare to deny it?"
"It's wrong, it's wrong, sir, my medicines are all good medicines. If you don't believe me, ask Xilailexi doctor." Meng Qinghe denied it.
"Meng Qinghe, don't worry, I'm right here." Xiang Nan walked out and said, "Sir, 90% of the medicinal materials Meng Qinghe sent are fake.
Pig skin is used as bird's nest, platycodon is used as ginseng, pig bile is used as bear bile, and ox horn is used as rhinoceros horn... I can see it clearly, there is no falsehood. "
"Meng Qinghe, what else do you have to say?" the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Punishments stared at Meng Qinghe coldly.
"Xilaile, you've tricked me!!" At this point, Meng Qingha still didn't understand that Xiang Nan had set a trap for him, and he yelled in anger.
"Meng Qinghe, you bullied the market, manufactured and sold counterfeit goods in Cangzhou, and harmed countless lives. Only today is there such retribution." Xiang Nan said coldly, "I just hate that I cheated you too late."
"Xilaile, you must die a good death!" Meng Qinghe continued to curse.
"Meng Qinghe, you have killed so many people. If there is retribution in the world, you will be the first to be repaid." Xiang Nan scolded unceremoniously, "Sir, as far as I know, Meng Qinghe has talked to a famous doctor in the capital many times. There are also connections. You have to examine it carefully and catch a few more big fish."
"Don't worry, if it falls into the hands of our Punishment Department, we can even tell how old he is before he wets the bed." The Heavenly Official of the Punishment Department sneered.
Meng Qinghe couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.
Although he had never been to the Ministry of Punishment, he knew that it was a place where killing was not punishable by death. He immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "Sir, spare your life, spare your life!"
"Take him away!" The Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Punishment was too lazy to say anything and said directly with a wave of his hand.
This case was ordered by Prince Jing. He had to handle it beautifully and make it a solid case.
Immediately, the government officials dragged Meng Qinghe out like a dog to death.
…
When Wang Tianhe and Lu Zhong came to Prince Jing's Mansion, they did not go to inform them. Instead, they hid in the dark and waited for Meng Qinghe to send them news.
When the time comes, they will go in again. At that time, the medicinal materials had been put into storage and the money had been distributed to Xiang Nan, so the evidence was conclusive. By that time, they would tell the truth and no longer be afraid of Xiang Nan's quibbles.
While waiting, I saw Meng Qinghe being dragged out of the palace by the Yamen servants.
Meng Qinghe's follower, Lian Sheng, was frightened to death when he saw this. Before he could run away, he was caught by the government officials chasing grass and hunting rabbits.
The master and servant were tied together with ropes and taken to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
"..." Wang Tianhe and Lu Zhong were all shocked when they saw this scene.
"This...this...what's going on?" Wang Tianhe said in surprise.
Today was supposed to be the end of Xiang Nan. Why was Meng Qing caught in rebellion? !
"Sir, don't worry, I'll follow you now to see what's going on." Lu Zhong said immediately.
"Well, go quickly." Wang Tianhe nodded.
Lu Zhong left immediately.
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At the second watch, Lu Zhong came to Wang Tianhe's house after inquiring about the news.
"Sir, I have found out everything. It turns out that Xilaile pretended to cooperate with Meng Qinghe and pretended to accept bribes to get him to take the bait. He thought he had a trick, so he sold a large amount of fake medicines to the palace.
But in fact, Xilaile had already made a plan with the prince and arranged for the officials of the Ministry of Punishment to set up an ambush. As soon as Meng Qinghe's fake medicine entered the palace, he was immediately captured on the spot.
In this way, with all the witnesses and material evidence, he can't even run away. ” Lu Zhonghui reported.
"Meng Qinghe is an idiot! I can't even tell whether Xilaile is sincerely cooperating with him or just trying to cope. It's better now. There are both witnesses and physical evidence. It's hard for me to catch him." Wang Tianhe also broke down after hearing this. Cursed.
I originally wanted to use Meng Qinghe to deal with Xiang Nan, but I didn't expect him to fall into the trap himself. It's really useless.
"Sir, this is still a troublesome matter. People from the Ministry of Punishments heard that Meng Qinghe has close ties with famous doctors in the capital and sells counterfeit medicines together. They are preparing to put him on trial." Lu Zhong said again.
Wang Tianhe was shocked when he heard this.
He was the famous doctor in the capital who hooked up with Meng Qinghe. In recent years, when he was in charge of the Royal Pharmacy, he often bought medicines from Meng Qinghe. Platycodon is sold for ginseng price, fish eyes are sold for pearl price, potatoes are sold for gastrodia elata price... A large part of the royal pharmacy's annual expenses of several hundred thousand taels is divided up by them like this.
If this matter is found out, he will be guilty of deceiving the emperor. Even if he is Lafayette's favorite, Lafayette will never tolerate him.
When the time comes, beheading will be easy. You might even have to confiscate your family, exterminate your clan, or behead your entire family. By then, disaster will be imminent.
"We must not let him confess me." Wang Tianhe said immediately.
"Then I'll try to go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment and give him a warning." Lu Zhong nodded immediately.
"Idiot! What's the point of warning? Under three trees, there's nothing you can ask for. How long can he be stubborn?" When Wang Tianhe heard this, he immediately cursed.
"Then what do you mean..." Lu Zhong quickly asked for instructions.
"Kill him and it will be over." Wang Tianhe said coldly.
"This..." Lu Zhong couldn't bear it for a moment.
Although Meng Qinghe was a bastard, he was always very filial to them and gave them a lot of money. The so-called "taking advantage of someone", just killing him like this is a bit inhumane.
"What's this! It's now, of course, self-protection is the most important thing. Otherwise, if he turns us in, it will be a disaster of confiscating the family and annihilating the clan." Wang Tianhe glared at him and said.
Lu Zhong nodded immediately.
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That night, Meng Qinghe and his servant Lian Sheng died of illness in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, bleeding to death from their seven orifices. The death was extremely miserable.
Prince Jing was furious when he heard the news.
In fact, he didn't pay much attention to this counterfeit medicine dealer originally. The reason why he wanted to deal with him was just to help him casually after being entrusted by Xiang Nan.
For a big shot like him, dealing with Meng Qinghe is no different than crushing an ant.
But unexpectedly, Meng Qinghe, who was imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, died of a sudden illness without even staying for one night.
Moreover, if he died suddenly alone, it would be unprepared. Maybe he had some hidden disease and it suddenly broke out. However, even his servant died as well, which was too much of a coincidence.
It is impossible for both the master and the servant to have hidden diseases. It was obvious that someone was killing people and silencing them.
At that moment, Prince Jing made an announcement and asked the emperor to thoroughly investigate the Ministry of Punishment. Investigate this matter.
But in the end, the matter came to nothing.
Seeing this, Xiang Nan couldn't help but lament the decay of the imperial court. For such an obvious case, no results can be found and no one is responsible. It is really lawless.
However, the fate of Meng Qinghe and Lian Sheng, a pair of evil-doing masters and servants, made him feel bad.
